Couple charged with assault, forcing girls into prostitution

A couple from Chicago is charged with sexual assault and forcing two teenagers into prostitution. ( WGN - Chicago)

A couple from Chicago is charged with sexual assault and forcing two teenagers into prostitution. ( WGN - Chicago)

Melissa JencoTribune reporter

A Chicago couple is accused of sexually assaulting two teenagers and forcing them into prostitution, according to prosecutors.

Matthew D. Casey, 23, forced a 15-year-old and 17-year-old to have sex with him while his girlfriend Kimberly Adams, 28, held their hands down, prosecutors said in court Sunday.

The couple, who lives in the 1700 block of West 80th Street, Chicago, is also accused of forcing the teenagers to perform sex acts on other individuals in exchange for money, according to court records.

Casey met one of the girls in January on the Red Line and the other on 79th Street within the last several weeks, according to the reports. Both teenagers told police Casey threatened them if they did not work as prostitutes.

The couple denied forcing the girls to have sex with Casey or other men, according to court records. Adams told police it was the girls’ idea to have sex for money and Casey received money for being their bodyguard. Casey told police he robs people, but does not commit other crimes, the reports show.

Both face charges of involuntary servitude of a minor and aggravated criminal sexual assault.

Cook County Judge Israel Desierto set bail at $200,000 for Casey and $100,000 for Adams.